1998-1999 Academic Catalog

School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science ENGR-437 Advanced Communications and Networks-Sp 3 hours Performance of analog and digital communication systems and networks in the presence of noise; M-ary signals, signal space concepts, orthogonal signals; optimal receiver design; spread spec– trum communications; introduction to information theory. Prerequi– site: ENGR-432 Communications The01y. Corequisite: ENGR-320 Probability and Random Processes for Engineers. (odd years) ENGR-441 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics 3 hours Study of failure modes due to both static and dynamic loading; brittle fracture criteria, elastic behavior, stress fields around cracks, fatigue failure, stress corrosion cracking, strain hardening mechanisms. Prerequisite: ENGR-341 Properties ofEngineering Materials. ENGR-445 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis 3 hours Introduction of the basic components of the finite element method including element selection, shape functions, strain-displacement and stress-strain relations, formulation of the stiffness matrix, imposition of boundary conditions, interpretation of results; experience using a commercial code. Prerequisite: ENGR-221 FORTRAN or ENGR-280 "C" Programming; ENGR-276 Mechanics Ill-Strength ofMaterials; ENGR-250 Numerical Methods. (Fee: $25) ENGR-447 Digital Control Systems-W 3 hours Analysis and design of discrete-time sampled-data control systems, signal sampling, AID and DIA conversion, quantization, z-domain transfer functions, transient response, frequency response, stability and performance of computer controlled systems, controller design. Prerequisite: ENGR-347 Feedback Control Systems. ENGR-451 Propulsion 3 hours Principles of thrust production and compressible flow; thermody– namics of jet propulsion systems. Prerequisite: ENGR-352 Thermo– dynamics Il; ENGR-360 Fluid Mechanics. ENGR-460 Compressible Fluid Flow 3 hours Compressible flow of gases in engineering systems, isentropic flow in variable area passages, shock and expansion waves, flow with wall friction and heat transfer. Prerequisite: ENGR-250 Numerical Methods in Engineering; ENGR-351 Thermodynamics l; ENGR-360 FluidMechanics. ENGR-461 Senior Design I-W 5 hours Senior design project for engineers. Each student works on the project chosen in the previous fall quarter design class. Student teams work independently to find a solution consistent with the specifica– tions in the design proposal and acceptable to the faculty advisor and industrial sponsor. Mid-term design review and end-of-quarter oral presentation. Prerequisite: electrical engineering students: ENGR-421 Electrical Design, or ENGR-425 Mechanical Design and senior status engineering. (Fee: $45) ENGR-462 Senior Design II-Sp 5 hours A continuation of ENGR-461 emphasizing prototyping, trouble– shooting, design modifications, project finalization, reporting and oral presentation. Capstone course. Prerequisite: ENGR-461 Senior Design 1. (Fee: $45) ENGR-466 Radiation and Solar Energy-A 3 hours Fundamentals of radiation heat transfer including shape factors, wave length dependence, and material properties. Applications to solar energy engineering and design problems. Prerequisite: ENGR- 365 Heat Transfer. (even years) ENGR-471 Electrical Machines-A 4 hours Fundamentals of power circuits plus introduction to the principles of analysis and characteristics of AC and DC rotating machines, transformers, single- and three-phase motors and generators. Three lectures and one two-hour laborato1y per week. Prerequisite: ENGR- 310 Electronics and lnstrumentation. (Fee: $20) ENGR-474 Dynamics of Machines 3 hours Dynamic analysis of machines and mechanisms; Newton's laws of motion, energy methods, force analysis, shaking forces, static and dynamic balancing, engine dynamics, multi-cylinder engines, cam dynamics. Prerequisite: ENGR-374 Kinematics and Design of Machines. ENGR-476 Advanced Strength of Materials 3 hours Analysis of beams with non-symmetrical sections, non-circular .torsion, beams on elastic foundations, failure theories, Mohr's circle for stress and strain, load-deflection analysis by energy methods. Prerequisite: ENGR-276 Mechanics Ill Strength ofMaterials. ENGR-480 Professional Ethics-Sp 4 hours Professional conduct, engineer-client relations, product liability, legal problems, theories of morality, and the ethics code established by the engineering profession studied from a biblical perspective; students explore ethical problems encountered in the application of engineering practice. Prerequisite: senior engineering status. ENGR-488 Random Vibration and Signature Analysis 3 hours Introduction to the vibration of discrete and continuous systems to random excitation; harmonic vibration, transient response, convolu– tion integral, Laplace and Fourier Transform, Discrete Fourier Transform and Fast Fourier Transform; random variables, coherence, correlation, auto- and cross-correlation, power spectral density, transfer function, and modal analysis. Prerequisite: ENGR-310 Electronics and lnstrumentation; ENGR-488 Vibrations; ENGR-389 Vibrations Laborat01)'. Project required. (Fee: $30) ENGR-495 Senior Seminar-Sp 1 hour Required weekly meeting of senior engineering majors to address the transitions into the professional work environment; special topics, current issues, and socio-technical problems will be presented and analyzed. Prerequisite: senior status in engineering. "Hands-on" and "back-to-basics" are terms that ·characterize the focus of the Cedarville engineering department.